we'll moonjae—in keep his softer approach. will moonjae—in keep his softer approach.ondent at the washington post. hejoins now me on webcam. when you heard what had happened, what was your first thought?m when you heard what had happened, what was your first thought? it was staggering. the reaction in the news room behind me was one of shock and it took awhile for it to sink in. i think it's still sinking in in washington. the path forward is unclear. you had to understand the historical context here. everybody is immediately thinking back, even those who are thinking back who are too young to remember, the efforts too young to remember, the efforts to suppress the watergate investigation by firing a prosecutor. i think that's where everybody‘s mind went straight. prosecutor. i think that's where everybody's mind went straight. the deputy press secretary, sarah saunders, said that the president had lost confidence injames comey right at the beginning. do you believe that? it seems pretty clear that they never had a strong relationship. it's hard to understand why, if

crowd: moonjae—in! moonjae—in! north korea?" crowd: moonjae—in! moonjae—in! "who's the president who won't defer to the us or china?" if moonjae—in wins power, that would be a big change in policy, a move to the left, a closeness to pyongyang. that is what happened the last time he was in government. but being closer to pyongyang might make it more distant from washington. there are five main candidates. whoever gets the most votes on election day wins. the us has installed an anti—missile system in south korea, called thaad, to shoot down north korean attacks. left—of—centre mr moon says there is no welcome in korea for it. potentially, there's a little bit of a train—wreck here, where you've got the trump administration saying, "pressure, pressure, pressure" on north korea, and suddenly you have a new south korean president who says, "actually, that's not going to solve the problem. we need to talk to those guys, we need to improve the relationship." in a room in the national assembly, defectors from north korea

south korea's new president, moonjae—in, vows to tackle the crisis in the north.ong kong protesters say their demonstration has been blocked due to president xi's visit. and a bride without a wedding. we meet the woman with terminal cancer fulfilling a lifelong dream. glad you could join us. it's 7am in singapore and 6pm in washington where donald trump has been defending his decision to fire the head of domestic intelligence. the move to sack fbi chief james comey has caused huge controversy. donald trump claims he's lost confidence in mr comey, and the bureau needs new leadership. but opposition politicians say it's an attempt to block the fbi's investigation into the possible links between the trump campaign and russia. here's what mr trump had to say when questioned at the white house. why did you fire directed comey? because he wasn't doing a good job, very simply. he was not doing a good job. did it affect your meetings with the russians today? excuse me? will the new fbi director be in charge of the russian investigation? laura bickerjoins me from washingto

moonjae—in congratulated moon jae—in congratulated on moonjae—in congratulated on his way to victory, and perhaps closer to north korea, he wants to talk to pyongyang. voters have backed him by a big margin. they went to the polls in large numbers, and turnout of around 80%. the issues, the economy of course. young people worry about jobs. issues, the economy of course. young people worry aboutjobs. and whether to co nfro nt people worry aboutjobs. and whether to confront or talk to north korea. asa to confront or talk to north korea. as a person who is going to the military in a few years, i don't wa nt to military in a few years, i don't want to live in a country where it is at risk of breaking out in war, army actually having to go into the war with north korea. i'm not much different from most people, national security is the main point of concern. when the leading presidential candidate of the country is saying he wants to resume talks with north korea, that isa resume talks with north korea, that is a concern to a lot of us. all the indications are that turnout is very high in

therefore president moonjae—in will try and ove i’co m e president moonjae—in will try and overcome thee active role in inter— korean relations and shaping a new order surrounding the korean peninsula. so do you expect a return to the sunshine policy? do you expect significant changes? yes, i think nothing wrong with the sunshine policy. its first principle is non— provocation of north korea, second, abandonment of the idea of sovereign north korea, and the third one, to promote exchanging cooperation and pursue peaceful coexistence, and tried to materialise two factor unification. and i think there is nothing wrong with the sunshine policy, and the new president, moon jae—in, with the sunshine policy, and the new president, moonjae—in, will pursue the ideal and practice of the sunshine policy. crucially, though, professor, how do you think yong gang will approach the new president? they are likely to test him soon, aren't they?” president? they are likely to test him soon, aren't they? i hope not. if north korea test moonjae—in with another nuclear testing or a missile test, then that

what will moonjae—in bring to the economy?alistic. i am not too sure if moonjae—in, with his pledges to create hundreds of thousands of jobs, working out of a civil servant office, will that really make a difference? can he really live up to these expectations that many voters have hung on him? he is facing a strong challenge, although he does have a clear lead right now. if the conservatives were to pull ahead and come ahead with it to read, we could expect to see very much the same in terms of business relations that we have seen for the past ten years. thank you for that. we will keep an eye on the outcome of that presidential election. much attention has been paid to the loss of manufacturing and heavy industryjobs in the us. but in the last few months alone, morejobs have been lost in retail than exist in the entire coal industry. despite years of steady recovery and a pick up in wages, us retailers are in dire straits. samira hussain reports on a crisis that can be seen from the boutiques of manhattan to the local mall.

moonjae—in!ates, to china, to japan, to north korea?" crowd: moon jae-in! moonjae—in! "who's the president who won't defer to the us or to china?" if moonjae—in wins power, that would be a big change in policy — a move to the left — a closeness to pyongyang. that's what happened the last time he was in government. but being close to pyongyang might make him more distant from washington. cheering there are five main candidates. whoever gets the most votes on election day wins. the us has installed an anti—missile system in south korea, called thaad, to shoot down north korean attacks. left—of—centre moonjae—in says there's no welcome in korea for it. potentially, there is a little bit of a train wreck, here, where you've got the trump administration saying "pressure, pressure, pressure" on north korea, and suddenly you have a new south korean president who says "actually, that's not going to solve the problem — we need to talk to those guys, we need to improve the relationship." in a room in the n

moonjae—in, it is not just tensions between north and south, but tensions between the south, but tensionsth and america, if he gets his way with north korea policy. yes, which is interesting, because that was one of the other things that keeps coming up in the us, why has donald trump suddenly focused on north korea? what i found very interesting about all of this is that the korea times is focusing on, welcome moonjae—in that the korea times is focusing on, welcome moon jae—in is that the korea times is focusing on, welcome moonjae—in is very much about dialogue, even when he was serving earlier as the chief of staff, he talked about having more dialogue instead of military action. they are saying that this would be at odds with trump's policy. the sunshine policy brings a lot of hope to north korean. some of the north koreans that i met in pyongyang, a do believe that the north and south will unify one day. for them, that is still the absolute aim. of course, many of them do not have a clue what life is like on the other side of the border. i think the fact that the south koreans have c

the new president of south korea, moonjae—in, has formally started his first day in office. questioned the deployment of a us missile defence system. his inauguration will take place in a few hours time. now on bbc news as part of hardtalk‘s 20 year anniversary we broadcast an interview first transmitted in july 2015.

moonjae—in powerfor impeachment. —— maddow three. maddow three. moonjae—in is the front runner, with polls predicting he will get 40% of the vote. steve evans has more. this is the man that the opinion polls tip as the overwhelming favourite to the become next president of south korea. moon jae—in of the democratic party of korea, a change from the ousted right—wing president. translation: juicy president who will speak his mind to the united states, to china, to japan, to north korea. moon jae-in! moon jae-in! who is the president who won't defer to the us or to china? if moon jae-in wins power, that would be a big change in policy. they moved to the left. a closeness to be gang. that is what happened the last time he was in government. but being close to pyongyang might make him more distant from washington. there are five main candidates. whoever gets the most votes on election day wins. the us has installed an anti—missile system in south korea, called thaad. like bell potentially, this could be a train wreck, be, because you hav

the liberal human rights lawyer, moonjae—in, will be the next president of south korea.ore conciliatory approach to north korea. this is the most watched video online. it is the first time the couple has been interviewed together and our reporter was watching. it was theirfirstjoint television interview. this is how theresa may decided to show voters what makes her tick. she says she believes the public should have the chance to see who they're voting for — not in a prime ministerial debate, but on the one show sofa with her husband by her side. i try to give her as much support as i can, that's just very important. it is a toughjob, tough decisions. a lot of things you have to work hard at as pm. i'm there to give her as much support as i can. it is a two way street. but traditional, nonetheless. i get to decide when i take the bins out, not if i... boyjobs and girljobs. there were no difficult political questions. it's fair to say we didn't learn much. it was a rare opportunity to hear from him at this event together. i was taught by my parents, whateverjob you are doi

moonjae—in is the front front runner.favours closer ties with north korea — his so—called ‘sunshine policy'. the philippines denies president duterte‘s war on drugs is causing a "new wave of killings" — blaming a change, in how the deaths are counted. some local media change the definition of extra judicial killings therefore deceiving the public and foreign media into believing there is a sudden wave of state sponsored extra judicial killings. the white house was warned — former us attorney general, sally yates reveals she told officials that general mike flynn could be vulnerable to russian blackmail — less than a month before he resigned. residents on a remote irish island, flock to see a sandy beach that's reappeared after being washed away by storms more than 30 years ago. it's 8am in singapore, 1 in the morning in london and 9am in seoul, where voting is underway to elect a new president. the election is months ahead of schedule, after conservative president park geun—hye was impeached over a corruption scandal. the

south korea's new president, moonjae—in, vows to tackle the crisis in the north.g kong protesters say their demonstration has been blocked due to president xi's visit. and a bride without a wedding. we meet the woman with terminal cancer fulfilling a lifelong dream. it's 8am in singapore and 8pm in washington where donald trump has been defending his decision to fire the head of domestic intelligence. the move to sack fbi chief james comey has caused huge controversy. donald trump claims he's lost confidence in mr comey and the bureau needs new leadership. but opposition politicians say it's an attempt to block the fbi's investigation into the possible links between the trump campaign and russia. here's our north america editorjon sopel this is a fox news alert. fbi directorjames comey has been fired by the president of the united states. the term breaking news is bandied around with abandon. last night, it was justified. because, at fbi offices, the first they knew that their director had been fired was when it flashed up on their tv screens. and james comey, who

the election front—runner, former human rights lawyer, moonjae—in has indicated he wants closer tiesh korea — risking a clash with donald trump. 0ur correspondence is at a polling station in seoul. after months of political people in this country, it is time for south koreans to choose a new president. as you said, we are ata a new president. as you said, we are at a polling station in the korean capital. time to have a little look inside. people are lining up and we have seen a steady stream of people coming to vote today. it seems like there will be quite a turnout. apart from the fact that it is a public holiday, people are saying that this does seem to be at the high—end of what you might expect for an in korea. after people get their names ticked off, they grab a ballot paper, were over to the secret voting area, and then we will see in the middle of the room a box. this woman is watching it. people come and place their votes in here. on the other side of the officials, there are more people ensuring that there are more people ensuring that the rules are not breached. 0ne there

the liberal human rights lawyer moonjae—in will be the next president of south korea.ory approach to north korea. in a bbc interview, jeremy corbyn says brexit is settled. but, when questioned repeatedly, he refused to confirm britain would definitely leave the eu if brussels offered a bad deal for withdrawal. aides later had to issue a clarification, saying the uk would definitely leave the eu under a labour government. mr corbyn has spoken exclusively to the bbc‘s political editor laura kuenssberg. jeremy corbyn, let's start with brexit. it is if you become prime minister it will be the biggest task in front of you. you have said today brexit is settled. does that mean, if you are prime minister, come hell or high water, whatever the deal on the table, we will be leaving the european union. no, there was a clear vote in the referendum a year ago, but there is now the negotiations which have already begun. i sent a letter to president macron last night congratulating him on his election, but also setting out in broad terms what our aims are in these negotiations. to h

a short while ago, the national election commission formally confirmed the victory of moonjae—in.est turnout in 20 years, and mr moon won with just over 40% of the vote, almost double his nearest competitor. the new president is expected to be inaugurated shortly. his victory ends almost a decade of conservative rule, and could also herald a more conciliatory approach toward north korea. the bbc‘s stephen mcdonell is in seoul. well, here in the south korean capital, people are waking up to a completely new political landscape, and there'll be ramifications throughout asia and beyond. former human rights lawyer and advocate of greater engagement with north korea moonjae—in has been voted in comfortably as this country's new president. and this is also a drastic rejection of the conservative side of politics, under the former president, park, who is now injail waiting corruption charges. an end to ten years of conservative rule, as you say. i know north korea policy is one of the sharpest disagreements between liberals and conservatives in south korea. how do you expect that the pol

moonjae—in is a liberal human rights lawyer who's called for cooperation with north korea.he united states says it will begin supplying weapons to kurdish militants fighting the islamic state group in syria. the pentagon said the syrian democratic forces was the only group that could seize the is stronghold of raqqa. now it's time for world business report. a bumpy road for toyota? the world's second largest carmaker is expected to to report shrinking profits as the us market slows down. on the farm in the us — we assess the impact of president trump's policies in an industry that relies on migrant workers, even the undocumented ones. welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock. in a minute we'll itroduce you to the first american $800 billion company. we start with the world's second biggest carmaker — toyota — it will report its latest set of financial results in just a few hours. the japanese car giant is expected reveal its had a tough quarter with operating profits falling by 30%. the key reason being a slowdown in the united states taking its toll on the busin

south korea's new president, moonjae—in, has been congratulated in a phone call by donald trump, whohe leaders agreed on close cooperation in dealing with north korea nuclear weapons programme, and in a speech shortly after being sworn in to his new role, president moonjae—in said he could be prepared to visit pyongyang. translation: i will have serious discussions with the united states and china for the resolution of issues related to thaad. strong security is made possible with mighty defence capabilities. the government will also strive to further enhance self—reliant defence capabilities. it will also lay the foundation for the resolution of the north korean nuclear problem. researchers in britain say anti—retroviral treatments in europe and north america have improved so much that hiv patients there can expect to live nearly as long as the general population. the scientists, from bristol university in south—west england, looked at outcomes for 90,000 people with the virus. their projections suggest a 21—year—old who began treatment in 2008 or later may end up living until their

a short while ago, moonjae—in was sworn in. in 20 years and mr moon won with just over 40% of the vote — almost double his nearest competitor. our correspondent, steve evans is in the south korean capital, seoulfor us. we very much know the right to big things in his in tray and that is of course north korea, perhaps a new policy on that, and unifying and healing south korea following the corruption scandal? on that second point, the tone has been a very, very different from the previous president. the inauguration was ten minutes long, not much ceremonial, very this is like. he visited the opposition headquarters, he has gone to the blue house, the presidential palace, but has also said that is not where he will work. it feels like business as usual in seoul, but it feels like a new start. this is as usual except in minutes ago the motorcade went through and he was sticking out the top of the open top car. firstly, that is minimal security and also, again, a different tone. maybe every new leader comes in with a different tone

what president moonjae—in may what comes from this.ing is that the reality of decision—making in power is a lot more difficult than campaign rhetoric. stephen, we know there is a lot of condemnation, with there is a lot of condemnation, with the white house calling for much tighter sanctions. what can really been done to rain in what some of the americans are now calling paranoid? —— reign. the americans are now calling paranoid? -- reign. you can tighten sanctions more. something like 80% of north korea's fuel comes from china. china won't cut that. although there are signs that it has turned the cap tighter recently. there is not much more that can be donein there is not much more that can be done in that way. one of the interesting fact is of the reaction from the white house was that the white house statement, in workers into account from donald trump, said russia should be worried, because this missile went very close to vladivostok, on these d&c border russia. russia took pains to say that it did not. but you get the sense that d

the front runner moonjae—in presidential election.orea. the philippines denies president duterte's war on drugs is causing a "new wave of killings" — it blames a change in how the deaths are counted. the french president—elect emmanuel macron is beginning the process of forming a government while his political party sets its sights on winning the parliamentary majority. residents on a remote irish island have flocked to see a sandy beach that has reappeared after being washed away by storms more than 30 yea rs washed away by storms more than 30 years ago. now a bbc news, its

moonjae—in.that this man will win. moonjae—in. he wants to talk to north korea and he doesn't like the new american anti—missile system on south korean soil. his softer approach might not please washington. stephen evans, bbc news, south korea. two pages of medieval text — which, for centuries, lay hidden inside another book — have been identified as the work of william caxton, who introduced printing to england in the 1470s. there are no copies of the pages anywhere else in the world, as duncan kennedy reports. it was in the rolling book shelves of the university library that erica was carrying out some research. she picked up this box and made her extraordinary discovery. this is the box i found it in. and here it is. it isa box i found it in. and here it is. it is a page of a medieval letter printed by william caxton in 1&77, a year or so after the first ever british book came off the printing press. what was your reaction when you realised what this document was? i was absolutely amazed. this

we look at the frontrunner, moonjae—in.ed, confused, but finally free. 82 schoolgirls, held for three years by the islamist group boko haram, meet nigeria's president. hello and welcome to bbc news. welcome to the programme, and good morning from paris, where it is fair to say that a fair few people have not gone to sleep yet. so the pro—european centrist, emmanuel macron, will be france's next president. within a few hours of being declared the winner and in his first address to thousands of supporters, mr macron promised to heal divisions, restore confidence in the european union, and combat the threats posed by terrorism and climate change. with results almost counted, projections show mr macron has won more than 66% of the vote, sweeping aside the challenge of his far—right rival, marine le pen. his biggest challenge, right now, will be to form a new government. at the moment he hasn't got any elected representatives from within his political movement, en marche, in the national assembly. despite this disadvantage, his

south korea's new president, moonjae—in, vows to tackle the crisis in the north.t. and a bride without a wedding. we meet the woman with terminal cancer fulfilling a lifelong dream.

the front runner moonjae—in presidential election.he front runner moon jae—in has criticised the elite and has called for a new vision for peace with north korea. the philippines denies president duterte's war on drugs is causing a "new wave of killings" — it blames a change in how the deaths are counted. the french president—elect emmanuel macron is beginning the process of forming a government while his political party sets its sights on winning the parliamentary majority. residents on a remote irish island have flocked to see a sandy beach that has reappeared after being washed away by storms more than 30 yea rs washed away by storms more than 30 years ago. now a bbc news, its hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. to make it to the top in the world of ballet requires notjust extraordinary talent, but immense reserves of physical and mental determination. so imagine how much more it takes if your childhood is torn apart by civil war, hunger and homelessness. today's guest, michaela deprince, has made a remarkablejourney

the new president of south korea, moonjae—in, has formally started his first day in office.r moon is a liberal human rights lawyer who has called for co—operation with north korea and questioned the deployment of a us missile defence system. his inauguration will take place in a few hours time. now on bbc news as part of hardtalk‘s 20 year anniversary we broadcast an interview first transmitted in july 2015. stephen sackur speaks to the italian author roberto saviano. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. my guest today is a writer whose work has made him powerful enemies. a decade ago, roberto saviano wrote a best—selling book, gomorrah, which exposed the power and brutality of the naples mafia. the crime bosses put a price on his head and in the last ten years, he has lived in a shadowy world of safe houses and bodyguards. now he's written a new book about the global cocaine trade. why has he sacrificed so much to expose organised crime? roberto saviano, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you have taken an extraordinary decision because here you are, a writer whose early d

president moonjae—in also said that he would not rule out a visit to north korea under the right conditionsfinally, back in the business pages of the telegraph, news that high street food chain pret a manger is planning a listing on the new york stock exchange. experts are saying that it's likely to be valued at around $1.1; billion. with me is nick hungerford, founder of the investment management company nutmeg. after a big night out? yes, the asian women's business awards, some inspiring stories, empress of candidates and great winners. you look good fruit. you rolled straight in. when you read the daily telegraph and look tojeremy corbyn‘s manifesto, the leader of the labour party in the uk, your response was what? my response was, there is a clear focus here on policy and not personality. presumably, this is the real thing. we do not know if it's deliberate or of its stake but assuming it is real, they have absolutely come out with a very detailed manifesto, far more detailed than we would usually expect from a political party leading up to the general election with some incredibly spec

opinion polls suggest that the left—leaning, moonjae—in, has maintained his lead over his nearest rivaly to fill the vacancy left by park geun—hye, who was impeached in march for corruption and abuse of power. four people are missing after some of the worst flooding in decades in parts of canada. a state of emergency has been declared in the city of montreal. police are searching for a man and a toddler who were swept away after their car swerved into a river in quebec. water levels are expected to rise further, and the military has tripled the number of troops helping to evacuate the thousands of people affected. record numbers of migrants have already tried to reach europe from north africa this year. more than seven thousand have been rescued from the mediterranean over the last few days alone. the italian coastguard says as many as 200 may have drowned. most of them have set off from libya — attempting the treacherous crossing — in search of a new life in europe. reeta chakrabarti has spent the last week on a rescue ship. seven uneventful days at sea with the rescue mission and then

south korea's new president, moonjae—in, has ordered a meeting of the national security council.n go live to seoul and speak to the bbc‘s steve evans. what has been the reaction so far to the latest provocation? condemnation by clearly. the national security council in south korea is going to meet. really, it's like groundhog day. this is the third missile since the new president took over here in south korea. it is a missile launch a week. the significant thing is that he came to power, promising a softer approach, saying dialogue was the way of defusing the situation and does not appear to have had any response from the north apart from continued missile tests. if you are looking at his incoming administration, offering a more hopeful way, there does not appear to have been any favourable response from the north. what we now know is that north korea is getting much, much better at launching missiles. these missiles are medium—range. they are not missiles capable of reaching the continental mainland united states but they can reach clearly the whole of this region. japan, south

moonjae—in has been sworn in as south korea's president after winning more than 40 per cent of the voteans reports. certainly a new tone. where the last president was reclusive, this one was the opposite. and whilst previous presidents had lavish inaugurations, this one took barely ten minutes. his president —— his predecessor is imprisoned facing corruption charges. he said, i take office with empty pockets and i will leave with empty pockets and return to my hometown. but tone is easy. hard part is action. the us and korean military is collaborating against north korea, but donald trump and moon jae—in against north korea, but donald trump and moonjae—in have different policies. hardline tramp and softer president moon, how will that work out? president moon has signalled that he is not anti—american but the difficult will be if donald trump decides on a military attack on north korea when president moon is saying, you simply can't do that. the man from the north has kept silent about a new man in the south. kimjong un silent about a new man in the south. kim jong un wanted someone wh

our lead story is: the liberal human rights lawyer moonjae—in has claimed victory in south korea's presidentialfor co—operation with north korea and questioned the deployment of a us missile defence system. next to indonesia. this is jakarta's outgoing governor. he's christian, and today he begins a two year prison sentence for blasphemy against islam and inciting violence. onejudgejustified the sentence, saying that "the defendant did not feel guilt, the defendant's act has caused anxiety and hurt muslims". we'll get to what exactly he did in a moment. first, these are pictures from today. these are hard—line islamic groups celebrating what's happened. these are the governor's supporters been protesting outside the prison where he's being held. isaidi i said i would explain exactly what the governor is said to have done. here's a report from rebecca henschke. a panel ofjudges a panel of judges found a panel ofjudges found the jakarta governor conducted a criminal act of blasphemy when referring to a verse of the koran in a campaign speech. a divisive verdict. the crowd of thousands out here wh

voters vote of course, but according to the opinion polls the likely winner is a gentleman called moonjae—inic party, to the left of the previous president. that will raise big questions. when he was close in power, previously with their left—of—centre government, they wanted and they got dialogue with pyongyang, which seems to run counter to president trump in washington. mr moon is not in favour of the us anti—missile system, thaad, for example. would he remove it? if he gets power, then there would be questions on the relationship with washington, and with pyongyang, and with beijing. so there would be big questions. we won't know the answers, though, until the voters speak on tuesday. steve evans, reporting there from seoul. washington has voted to toughen sanctions on north korea. the bill has yet to pass the senate but it probably will do so. it means north korean shipping enterprises will find it hard to operate. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. a new model for muslim women in sport. how a change in the dress rules for basketball players means there'

they got dialogue with pyongyang, which seems to run counter to president trump in washington —— moonjae—inur of the us anti—missile system, thaad, for example. would he remove it? if he gets power there could be questions with the relationship with washington, and with pyongyang, and with beijing, so there would be big questions. we won't know the a nswe i’s , questions. we won't know the answers, though, until the voters speak on tuesday. steve evans reporting there from seoul. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: a new model for muslim women in sport. how a change in the dress rules for basketball players means there's now everything to play for. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby serve to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willing

obviously moonjae—in has out of washington towards south korea.n jae—in has a different approach to north korea, preferring engagement and dialogue. the trump administration wants to put maximum pressure on pyongyang and beijing. there is a potential for real divergences between washington and south korea. when we have that result confirmed he will get that from us on bbc news. let us turn to an important decision in the us. in 2014 us combat operations against the taliban in afghanistan officially ended. let's show you this, donald trump and 2013 saying... iam i am telling you to bear both those things in mind. i want to tell you we have reports the us is considering a new deployment of at least 3000 troops. in addition to the over 8000 troops already in afghanistan. they are part of a bigger nato force, at 13,000. the bbc also understands nato is asking the uk to send more troops. if you have been watching outside source from you know fighting in afghanistan has intensified. last month 413 people in a compound in the north. the taliban militants

we will see what moonjae—in makes of all these and how much his actions may be tougher than his pre—electionindicated. this happened not long after a north korean diplomat and donald trump said they were open for diplomatic talks? yes, i would not make too much of that. if you ask anybody pretty well are you prepared to talk about something, they will say, yes, sure we will talk if the conditions are right. the key phrase is if the conditions are right. president trump said he would talk, honoured to talk to pyongyang, if the conditions were right. but the negotiators said north korea would be prepared to talk if the conditions are right. the conditions to be right would have to be something like for the us that the north korea nuclear arsenal was on the table to be negotiated away or certainly limited in some way and there is absolutely no suggestion in public anyway that that may be so. the iraq talks going on —— there are, between the yang and former government officials of the us. the administration says it is nothing to do with us, it is unofficial, but you wonder if feelers are being p

the liberal human rights lawyer, moonjae—in, has claimed victory in south korea's presidential electionitain's prime minister theresa may and her husband philip have appeared together on the bbc as part of the general election campaign. they talked shoes, household chores, and political ambition. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk.

the leading candidate, moonjae—in, has been campaigning on that topic.the pipeline. should he be elected, that is forecast, he will have momentum to pass them through the national assembly. it is probably easy as outsiders to criticise the system. we should also remember that system is what has but south korea on the map will stop economically, some of the most well—known names in the world have come from south korea, samsung or the other is that sally ryan through. it is a double—edged sword, it works, but we have seen the downside? yes. domestically, what is problematic is that they have such a strong hold on the economy that there is no trickling down any more. a lot of smes are suffering, suppliers of the big chaebol, they don't really see growth happening. a word on north korea, we can't talk about the south without concern for the north, what effect could not have? we see moon jae—in wanting to re—engage with the north. we think they could rekindle the sunshine policy, and to the regime. that is one we will all watch closely. really nice to see you

we look at the frontrunner, moonjae—in.

the liberal human rights lawyer, moonjae—in, has claimed victory in south korea's presidential electionaddressing supporters in seoul, he promised to govern for all south koreans. and this video is trending on bbc.com: britain's prime minister theresa may and her husband philip have appeared together on the bbc as part of the general election campaign. they talked shoes, household chores, and political ambition. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. donald trump doesn't do diplomacy in any recognisable form. a clear strategy, a consistent message, they don't feature in the trump toolkit. it is that he can threaten north korea with war, while at the same time describing kim jong—un as a ‘smart cookie‘ who it would be an honour to meet. what does it all mean? my guess is christopher hill, a senior us diplomat under three presidents and a former lead negotiator on north korea. could trump's unpredictable approach to foreign policy actually work? christopher hill, in warsaw, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. le

the china daily‘s top story is on a phone conversation between south korea's new president moonjae—inresident xi is said to have outlined beijing's "major concerns" but the two leaders also agreed to meet at an early date and sent positive signals for bilateral ties. the south china morning post reports on an anti—terrorist exercise in the territory's kowloon bay. more than 300 police mounted the large—scale drill in preparation for next month's visit by international leaders to mark the 20th anniversary of the handover. and, finally, the straits times here in singapore is reporting on a concert by the british pop star ed sheeeran. two friends were among the first to get their hands on tickets as people queued for more than 17 hours. and now, have a listen to this. birds tweeting it's a sound that hasn't been heard on the whangarei head reserve for 140 years. but all that changes this weekend. it's a bird called a popokatea, or whitehead, and it's small. it's being re—introduced to the reserve north of auckland as part of a habitat restoration programme. the birds come from a sanctuar

the new president of south korea, moonjae—in, called the launch a reckless provocation. 0ur correspondente every two or three weeks. the previous two were duds but this one clearly wasn‘t. if the japanese defence ministry is getting it right and this missile reached an altitude of 2,000 kilometres, it marks a big improvement in north korea‘s technology. that would mean it‘s getting close to having an intercontinental ballistic missile — something president trump said would not happen. the condemnation has been pretty routine, the same words from seoul and tokyo. president trump and the white house have condemned the test. there‘s been talk of negotiation recently. president trump said he‘d be proud to meet kimjong—un if the conditions were right. and north korean diplomats said that talks may happen if the conditions were right. another missile test indicates that the conditions aren‘t right yet. the cyber attack which hit the nhs and affected 150 countries — is the biggest of its kind in history, according to the head of europol emmanuel macron becomes french president in an elaborate ce

south korea's new president, moonjae—in, vows to tackle the crisis in the north. cancer fulfilling a lifelong dream.

moonjae—in.nd he doesn't like the new american anti—missile system on south korean soil. his softer approach might not please washington. stephen evans, bbc news, south korea. meanwhile the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall have arrived in northern ireland at the start of a four—day visit to both parts of the island. this morning the royal couple toured a visitor centre dedicated to the memory of late nobel laureate poet seamus heaney. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page has been following the story for us. what have they seen so far, chris? today, it's been all about the prince and the poet. this village where i am now is the place in northern ireland which more than anywhere else is associated with seamus hurrica ny, anywhere else is associated with seamus hurricany, the leading irish poet, possibly the leading irish writer of his generation —— seamus heaney. he's buried a mile from where i am now and grew up in the area. the landscape inspired some of his most famous works, poems li

moonjae—in.ke the new american anti—missile system on south korean soil. his softer approach might not please washington. stephen evans, bbc news, south korea. alexander blackman, the former royal marine who was jailed for killing a wounded taliban fighter in afghanistan, has given bbc news his first television interview since he was released, following an appeal. the former sergeant who's been dismissed from the marines was interviewed with his wife claire, who organised the campaign to free him. they've been speaking to our correspondent clinton rogers. don't know why exactly i did it. still, a moment of madness is the best description i can give. not exactly the proudest moment of my life. in the last three years, much has been said about alexander blackman. today, his wife alongside him, he was having his say on a decision in the heat of battle that led to a murder charge. his actions, captured on helmet camera. if you look at the video, it would seem plain that you knew what you were doing.